Stainless Steel Cut Wire
High-Performance Abrasive Solutions
Premium abrasive solution known for its durability and efficiency. Ideal for various surface preparation applications, it ensures consistent results and extends the lifespan of blasting equipment. This makes it an invaluable asset in industries where precision and reliability are paramount.
Features and Benefits:
Features and Benefits:
Stainless Steel Cut Wire
Renowned for its durability, Stainless Steel Cut Wire reduces the need for frequent replacements, ensuring consistent performance over extended periods. Its high resistance to corrosion makes it ideal for harsh environments, maintaining integrity and effectiveness. Additionally, it provides consistent surface profiles, improving coating adhesion and overall surface finish quality.
Durability
Corrosion Resistance
Quality
Performances
Performances
The Ultimate Choice for Surface Preparation
Higher Impact Energy
Stainless Steel Cut Wire stands out due to its high density and minimal flaws, cracks, or voids compared to traditional shot. This high density translates into greater impact energy, resulting in faster and more efficient cleaning, peening, or blasting processes.
Low Breakage
The precision manufacturing of Stainless Steel Cut Wire ensures minimal defects, significantly reducing media consumption and rejects. This precision also lowers the risk of surface contamination, product impingement, and surface dust, ensuring a cleaner and more efficient operation.
Consistent Performance
The true measure of shot blasting performance is its consistency over time. Stainless Steel Cut Wire offers longer-lasting abrasives, contributing to a stable operational mix. This stability enhances overall process efficiency, including maintaining a consistent blast pattern, improving filtration systems, and ensuring uniformity in the finished product.
Hardness Range
Stainless Steel Cut Wire is available in a range of hardness levels, reaching up to 750 HV, making it suitable for a variety of cleaning and peening processes. This versatility ensures that the wire meets the demands of different industrial applications, providing the necessary hardness for even the most challenging tasks .
Versatile Solutions
Our comprehensive range of W Abrasives Stainless Steel Cut Wire is available in diameters from 0.25 mm to 3.0 mm. Whether you require very hard or relatively soft media, W Abrasives Stainless Steel Cut Wire is the perfect solution for all your blasting and peening needs, ensuring optimal performance across various applications.
Markets and applications
Markets and applications
Stainless Steel Cut Wire is extensively used in the automotive and aerospace industries for surface preparation tasks. It is particularly effective in preparing stainless steel surfaces for coating, ensuring minimal contamination and high precision. Other applications include manufacturing and maintenance where high-quality surface preparation is crucial.
Automotive
Aerospace
Oil & Gas
Conditioning levels
Conditioning levels
Cut wire is typically available at various conditioning levels. Conditioning improves its durability, but also makes sure to reduce risks of denting parts.
The characteristics of the 4 conditioning levels are :
CW – As Cut
G1 – Single Conditioned (CCW)
G2 – Double conditioned (DCCW)
G3 – Spherically conditioned SCCW)
Overall, the level of conditioning for cut wire will depend on your specific application and requirements. By choosing the right level of conditioned cut wire, you can ensure that you are using the most effective and efficient abrasive for your particular needs.
Specifications
Specifications
Technical
Below you will find the range available as standard of our Regular Stainless steel Cut Wire . Other dimensions, hardness, and specifications available on request.
Typical specifications:
Grades: Available in various grades, including AISI 304 and AISI 316.
Hardness: Typically ranges from 40 to 50 HRC.
Sizes: Ranges from 0.3mm to 2.5mm in diameter, catering to different blasting requirements.
| STAINLESS STEEL CUT WIRE – Technical Data Sheet | ||||
| Product name & Nominal size (Sieve #) (Other sizes available upon request) |
SSCW-12
SSCW-14 SSCW-17 SSCW-20 SSCW-23 SSCW-28 SSCW-32 |
0.3 mm diam
0.35 mm diam 0.4 mm diam 0.5 mm diam 0.6 mm diam 0.7 mm diam 0.8 mm diam |
SSCW-35
SSCW-41 SSCW-47 SSCW-54 SSCW-62 SSCW-71 SSCW-80 |
0.9 mm diam
1.0 mm diam 1.2 mm diam 1.4 mm diam 1.6 mm diam 1.8 mm diam 2.0 mm diam |
| Available Specifications | VDFI 8001 – AMS 13165C – AMS 2431/4 – SAE J441
Other specifications upon request |
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| Material grades | AISI 302 (1.4310)
AISI 304 (1.4301) AISI 430 (1.4016) Other chemistries upon request |
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| Hardness Range
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450 HV0.5/1 – 750 HV0.5/1 depending on size and grain shape
Other hardness ranges upon request |
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| General shape | Available in both “as cut” and conditioned forms. | |||
| Packaging | Typically: 25kg bags on pallet – 1000 kg steel drum – 1000 kg big bag | |||
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Technical Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Technical Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Stainless Steel Cut Wire (SSCW)
AMS 2431/4 is an Aerospace Material Specification that specifically addresses the requirements for stainless steel cut wire shot used in peening applications. It includes detailed criteria for chemical composition, hardness, and physical properties to ensure optimal performance in aerospace components. SAE J441, on the other hand, covers general requirements for cut wire shot, including stainless steel, for use in various peening and cleaning operations. SAE J441 provides broader guidelines applicable to multiple industries, focusing on aspects such as material quality, size distribution, and surface finish.
The hardness of SSCW significantly influences its performance and suitability for various applications. SSCW with lower hardness (around 450 HV0.5/1) is typically used in applications requiring gentle cleaning and minimal surface deformation, such as in delicate aerospace components. Higher hardness SSCW (up to 750 HV0.5/1) is ideal for heavy-duty peening and blasting operations where aggressive surface preparation is needed to enhance coating adhesion and fatigue resistance. The hardness range allows users to select the appropriate SSCW based on the specific requirements of their surface preparation tasks.
AISI 302, 304, and 430 are common grades of stainless steel used for cut wire shot, each offering distinct benefits:
- AISI 302: Known for its high tensile strength and excellent corrosion resistance, AISI 302 is suitable for demanding applications where durability and longevity are critical.
- AISI 304: This grade provides excellent corrosion resistance, high strength, and good formability, making it a versatile choice for general-purpose applications in various industries.
- AISI 430: A ferritic stainless steel, AISI 430 offers good corrosion resistance and formability, but with lower nickel content, making it a cost-effective option for less demanding applications.
The choice of grade depends on the specific application requirements, such as the need for corrosion resistance, mechanical strength, and cost considerations.
Particle size distribution plays a crucial role in the effectiveness of SSCW in surface preparation processes. A well-defined particle size distribution ensures uniform impact energy and consistent surface profile. Smaller particles (e.g., 0.3 mm) are ideal for achieving fine surface finishes and detailed cleaning, while larger particles (e.g., 2.2 mm) provide more aggressive cleaning and deeper surface profiles. Consistent particle size distribution minimizes the risk of uneven surface preparation and ensures optimal coating adhesion and performance. The correct size distribution is selected based on the specific requirements of the application, such as desired surface roughness and cleaning efficiency.
When evaluating the performance of SSCW in peening applications, several critical factors should be considered:
- Hardness and Strength: The hardness of the cut wire must be appropriate for inducing the desired compressive stresses in the material being peened.
- Size and Shape Consistency: Uniform size and spherical shape of the cut wire ensure consistent impact energy and coverage, leading to uniform peening results.
- Durability and Fracture Resistance: High durability and low breakage rates of SSCW reduce media consumption and maintain consistent peening intensity over extended periods.
- Compliance with Standards: Adherence to industry standards such as AMS 2431/4 ensures that the SSCW meets the stringent requirements for aerospace and other critical applications.
By considering these factors, users can ensure that SSCW provides optimal performance in enhancing the fatigue life and surface properties of peened components.